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The June study, published in Medical Hypotheses, suggests language may be one factor in why certain countries have higher rates of transmission than others. “Aspirated consonants are a concern because when producing them, people may put more droplets into the air compared to other sounds,” George Georgiou, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at RUDN University in Moscow and an author of the study, tells Verywell. “So if someone is infected with the virus, it would be easier to transmit it when using aspirated consonants....

Unfortunate not to occupy the top spot on this list, the 2003 extravaganza was enjoyable from beginning to end as it contained high quality, accurate storytelling, and it featured a host of top WWE performers in the right frame of mind to go out and put on an unforgettable show. Even a botched finish from Brock Lesnar in the main event against Kurt Angle was quickly transferred into a shocking moment rather than an embarrassing one....

London last week said British ministers and royals would not attend the showpiece in protest over the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in England. The Skripals survived the nerve agent attack but remain in critical condition. British Prime Minister Theresa May said her government had found that Russia was “culpable” of the attack – a charge Moscow angrily denies. England is still expected to send its team and none of the 31 nations that qualified alongside the host have said they would not do so....

In his three innings so far his new team, he has scored 7, 0 and 16, respectively. While Derbyshire lost the first of the two matches by 106 runs, against Glamorgan, they helped themselves to a slender 29-run lead in the second and now trail by 31 runs with 8 more Surrey wickets to pick before they bat, again. Put into bat first, Surrey were dismissed for 181. The Falcons followed it up with 210 in their first innings....

Alison Durkin, 61, woke up with chest pains and called 999 (UK’s Emergency Services phone number)—but waited hours outside the Royal Cornwall Hospital, located in the English county of Cornwall. The hospital has declared an internal ‘critical incident’ due to ‘acute pressure’ on beds—with patients forced to wait outside in queues of over 30 ambulances. Eventually, she was discharged but her chest pain was worse the following day. Alison and her husband Ross Durkin, 63, did some desperate research and found huge queues outside all major hospitals in England’s South West region....

Bass, who also serves as the House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Chair, issued the call as she and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), announced that the committee would be holding a hearing examining the “crisis of racial profiling, police brutality and lost trust between police departments and the communities they serve.” The hearing is expected to be held on Wednesday, June 10 starting at 10 a.m. ET. The witnesses participating in the hearing have yet to be announced....

River coach Gallardo was banned from the touchline for the semi-final second leg in Porto Alegre due to his conduct in the opening encounter, which the Brazilian side won 1-0 at El Monumental. The Argentinian club reversed the deficit in Wednesday’s second leg with a 2-1 triumph that set up a Superclasico in the final, but Gallardo admitted to entering the changing room at half-time, while he was also pictured communicating with his assistant Matias Biscay via radio from the stands....

NEWSWEEK has learned that law-enforcement and intelligence agencies have traced the movement of hundreds of thousands of dollars from mainland China into California banks–money they suspect came directly from the communist government. At least some of that cash, they believe, eventually found its way into the hands of California politicians. The Feds suspect Sioeng, an ardent supporter of Beijing with close ties to Chinese government officials, may have been a conduit for the money....

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Oilers, who fired Todd McLellan and named the Edmonton native Hitchcock head coach earlier in the day. Hitchcock, the 1999 Stanley Cup champion with Dallas, earned his 824th career win. In the first period on Tuesday night, with the Oilers trailing by one, McDavid buried the perfect pass from Draisaitl for his 13th goal of the season and 100th of his career....

In case you didn’t know… In the last 6 years since Conor McGregor made his UFC debut, the Irishman has risen to transcend the sport and become the biggest superstars the sport of MMA and one of the biggest names in world sports today. McGregor had a meteoric rise to the top of the UFC with his dominant and stellar performances coupled with his brash and charismatic personality. McGregor initially competed at the featherweight division where he dominated the division’s finest and hold victories over the reigning Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and the current Lightweight title contender Dustin Poirier....

Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year The Irishman issued a statement Monday night on Instagram following his arrest earlier that day, expressing love to his fans and implying that patience is a quality that needs a little more attention. “Patience in this world is a virtue I continue to work on. I love my fans dearly. Thank you all,” McGregor wrote. A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Mar 12, 2019 at 12:22am PDT...

In March, McGregor was arrested after breaking a man’s cellphone and allegedly stealing it outside a nightclub in Miami. Those charges were dismissed. Another incident a month later raised more eyebrows: McGregor punched a man at The Marble Arch Pub in Dublin on April 6 for refusing to have a drink of his Irish whiskey, Proper No. 12. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year...

How long does a club keep on planning for the future? Is it better to be patient or is it sometimes the petulance of the player, which makes the best-drawn plans of a manager look farcical. The context I am talking about is the events surrounding Liverpool FC. Brendan Rodgers for the first few seasons was implementing a vision which seemed to promote a pass and move type of football....

The Asian Cup is scheduled to be held in the UAE from January 5 to February 1. India play their first match against Thailand on January 6, with matches against hosts UAE and Bahrain slotted for January 10 and January 14, respectively. “It was very important to keep on the continuity. It’ll be silly of me to completely change the way we do things. Most of these boys are with us for some time now,” Constantine said....

Fabregas is working his way back from a thigh problem that has kept him out of Chelsea’s last four games, but that has not stopped speculation linking him with a loan move away from Stamford Bridge in the January window. Conte was asked about the Spain international at his news conference ahead of Saturday’s game with Everton, and said: “We are at the start of November and it is important to be in the present....

The wing-back went into the book after a foul on Danny Welbeck shortly before the hour mark, and soon after received his second yellow card of the afternoon. Terry vows to return to Wembley Referee Anthony Taylor gave the Nigerian his marching orders after he went to ground under no contact from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain inside the penalty area in the 68th minute. Nevertheless, Conte refused to judge Moses and believes fatigue played a major role in the 26-year-old’s crash to the floor....

City have European football’s highest-paid manager in Pep Guardiola and have had a higher net expenditure on players than Chelsea for the last five years, and the man in charge of the Blues is not sure of the direction his side are heading despite having claimed the English top-flight title in 2016-17. Conte is now on the verge of handing that crown over to City, but the Italian has made it clear that he wants to win everything available as a coach....

In its announcement, the developer promised that Control is not only coming to the PS5, but also to its rival, the Xbox Series X. However, the tweet only said that more details are forthcoming. In the replies, many Twitter users expressed excitement and promised to replay Control when it released. RELATED: Control Full Story Summary and Recap Other Twitter users noted that both the PS5 and Xbox Series X support ray tracing, which Control used on PC....

The second expansion, titled AWE, was live streamed by the developer earlier this week. The rights to Alan Wake franchise reverted back to Remedy in mid 2019, giving the developer complete control over the character’s future and hints of that were shown during the live stream. Remedy also discussed a new patch for Control that will launch subsequently with the new DLC. The patch adds several new save points to the game and improves the checkpoint system with more checkpoints being added before key moments and boss battles....

At the Democrats’ 1948 convention the big news occurred when the young mayor of Minneapolis, Hubert H. Humphrey, delivered a stemwinder of a civil rights speech, and lots of Southern delegates walked out and went home. In 1996 in San Diego one day’s big news was that Ted Koppel went home. He had made the defensible news judgment that ““Nightline’’ would better serve its viewers by dealing with some other subject....